Illumina (ILMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Illumina's Cash from Operations came in at $419 million for Q3 2026, up 47.5% from $284 million a year earlier and up 108.5% from the prior quarter.
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Illumina (ILMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, Illumina reported Cash from Operations of $1.23 billion, up 9.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.08 billion, up 28.9% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has increased in each of the last three years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $837 million in FY2024 (+75.1%), $478 million in FY2023 (+21.9%), $392 million in FY2022 and $1.08 billion in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 62.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 670.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 23.8%).
- Business Quant data shows ILMN's Cash from Operations at $201 million (Q2 2026), $289 million (Q1 2026) and $321 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 261.60 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 199.98 Bn | 171.06 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 3 | Intuitive Surgical | 167.10 Bn | 147.52 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 4 | Danaher | 165.26 Bn | 144.92 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 134.46 Bn | 100.33 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 129.35 Bn | 115.54 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 66.41 Bn | 62.09 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 57.13 Bn | 40.44 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 570.30 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 56.98 Bn | 54.13 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 776.00 Mn |
| 10 | Illumina | 34.25 Bn | 28.96 Bn | 830.00 Mn | 419.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 419.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 201.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 289.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 321.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 284.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 234.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 240.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 364.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 316.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 80.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 224.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 139.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 105.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 129.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 172.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -272.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 253.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 282.00 Mn |
API Access
Illumina Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=ILMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "ILMN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=ILMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();